From 98376d0fc63cc19f4439f407f53ab9d833da0bb2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dubh Ad Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 08:23:42 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Adding a note about states (#12128) * Adding a note about states It's a regular thing on Discord to have to point this out to folks, so it's long past time we highlighted this somewhere IMO. * :pencil2: Tweak Co-authored-by: Franck Nijhof --- source/_docs/automation/trigger.markdown | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/_docs/automation/trigger.markdown b/source/_docs/automation/trigger.markdown index 329ad28ea601..8ea8b0098178 100644 --- a/source/_docs/automation/trigger.markdown +++ b/source/_docs/automation/trigger.markdown @@ -130,6 +130,12 @@ The `for` template(s) will be evaluated when an entity changes as specified. Triggers when the state of any of given entities changes. If only `entity_id` is given trigger will activate for all state changes, even if only state attributes change. +
+ +The values you see in your overview will often not be the same as the actual state of the entity. For instance, the overview may show `Connected` when the underlying entity is actually `on`. You should check the state of the entity by looking in the _States_ menu under _Developer tools_. + +
+ ```yaml automation: trigger: